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Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Boys Track & Field - New York

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BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Joseph Perazzo

Distance
SUSAN E. WAGNER HS
STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st

PSAL Championships - 1600m

1st

PSAL Championships - 3200m

2nd - 4:08.03

Track Night NYC - 1-mile
“Joseph Perazzo exhibited tremendous consistency across an array of distance events this past season, led by his sweep of the longer distances at the Public Schools Athletic League to help secure the team title in the nation’s oldest and largest league. His finest performance came at Track Night NYC in mid-May, where his 4:08.03 mile emerged as not only the fastest clocking in the state this season, but also ranks among the 10 fastest in state history.”
Rich Gonzalez
editor of PrepCalTrack.com
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9, 142-pound senior swept the 1600- and 3200-meter events at the PSAL Championships, leading the Falcons to the team title. Perazzo prodcuced four national top-60 marks among prep boys competitors in 2023, led by his second-place finish in the mile at Track Night NYC with a time of 4:08:03, which ranked No. 34. He also concluded his season with the No. 39 ranking in the 1500 (3:57.97), No. 44 in the 2-mile (9:04.27) and No. 52 in the 3200 (8:55.10) this spring.

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Academic Achievement

Perazzo has maintained an A average in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on scholarship at the University of Florida this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Perazzo has volunteered locally at youth track meets in association with USATF NY. He has also donated his time on behalf of American Heart Association CPR and AED classes.